Kilfinaghta Explained

Kilfinaghta
Other Name:Cill Fhionnachta
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Clare
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:52.74°N -8.74°W
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Kilfinaghta (Irish: Cill Fhionnachta[1]) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located to the east of Sixmilebridge and northeast of Shannon.

Geography

The civil parish of Kilfinaghta lies in the barony of Bunratty Lower.[2] It is in the southeastern part of the county and is bordered by Clonlea to the northeast, O'Brien's Bridge to the east, St. Munchin's to the southeast, Killeely to the southeast, Kilfintinan to the south, Feenagh to the southwest and Kilmurry to the northwest.[3] It is divided into 31 townlands:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Fhionnachta . Placenames Database of Ireland . 2014-04-10.
  2. Book: Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland . 1845. Barony of Bunratty (Lower and Upper). 14 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare. Clare County Library. 14 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Map of Kilfinaghta Parish showing Townlands. Clare County Library. 14 March 2014.